Las Vegas vs Reno
Las Vegas, NV compared with Reno, NV · 339 miles apart
Las Vegas has 679,817 residents to Reno’s 283,621. Las Vegas comes out ahead on homeownership, price to income, clear days a year. Reno does better on median household income, median rent, average commute.
| Las Vegas, NV | Reno, NV | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 679,817 | 283,621 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,792 | 2,595 |
| Median household income | $73,877 | $80,760 |
| Median home value | $427,900 | $548,300 |
| Median rent | $1,563 | $1,556 |
| Homeownership | 56.6% | 49.8% |
| Average commute | 25.7 min | 20.3 min |
| Median age | 38.6 | 37.1 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 27.7% | 36.8% |
| Poverty rate | 14% | 12.6% |
| Unemployment | 7.4% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 5.8× | 6.8× |
| Clear days a year | 124 | 88 |
| Days above 90°F | 124 | 51 |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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